H Flashcards
1
Q
Predisposing
A
Inc probability that disease will occur
2
Q
Precipitating
A
Trigger disease or the condition that causes disease
3
Q
Epidemiology
A
Study of tracking patterns of disease occurrence
4
Q
idiopathic
A
Unknown cause, spontaneous origin
5
Q
Latrogenic
A
Result of treatment
-hair loss from chemo
6
Q
Remission
A
Symptoms disappear or diminish
7
Q
exacerbation
A
Sudden inc in severity of symptoms
8
Q
Complication
A
Medical problems occurs during disease
-after procedure
9
Q
Morbidity
A
Condition of being diseased
10
Q
prevalence
A
All current cases of the disease
-not differentiate old new cases
11
Q
Incidence
A
Number of new cases
12
Q
Syndrome
A
S/s that characterize a condition
13
Q
disorder
A
Abnormality of function
14
Q
Ethology
A
Cause of disease